Former NFL linebacker and head coach Marty Schottenheimer was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease approximately five years ago, it was revealed Friday.
According to ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi, the 73-year-old will attend a 1986 Cleveland Browns reunion in Northeast Ohio on Friday despite his condition.
Per Grossi, Schottenheimer's wife, Pat, provided a positive report regarding how he is handling his condition:
He's in the best of health, [but] sometimes he just doesn't remember everything. He functions extremely well, plays golf several times a week. He's got that memory lag where he'll ask you the same question three or four times.